Google has announced that Gemini 2.5 Flash Image is now generally available for production use, offering developers new capabilities for AI-powered image generation and editing.
The update introduces 10 supported aspect ratios and the ability to generate image-only output, providing flexibility for various formats from cinematic landscapes to vertical social media posts.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Features
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image allows users to:
- Blend multiple images seamlessly.
- Maintain consistent characters for richer storytelling.
- Perform targeted edits using natural language instructions.
- Utilize Gemini’s extensive world knowledge for generating and modifying images.
Supported aspect ratios include:
- Landscape: 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 3:2
- Square: 1:1
- Portrait: 9:16, 3:4, 2:3
- Flexible: 5:4, 4:5
Developer Use Cases
- Cartwheel combines Gemini 2.5 Flash Image with its 3D posing tool to deliver direct control over characters and consistent visual storytelling, addressing limitations in other image generation models.
- Volley, creators of the AI-powered dungeon crawler Wit’s End, use the model to generate and edit character portraits, dynamic scene stills, and multi-character compositions in real time, including iterative edits from chat or voice input.
Getting Started
Developers can access Gemini 2.5 Flash Image through:
- Google AI Studio, featuring a “build mode” to create and remix AI-powered apps quickly.
- Vertex AI for enterprise use.
Example apps include:
- Bananimate: Generate animated GIFs from images and prompts.
- Enhance: Infinite zoom creative upscaler for photos.
- Fit Check: Virtual fitting room to test outfits using AI.
Pricing and Availability
Pricing is $0.039 per image and $30 per 1 million output tokens, in line with standard Gemini 2.5 Flash pricing.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image is now production-ready, enabling developers to leverage expanded aspect ratios, image-only output, and advanced image editing capabilities through the Gemini API on Google AI Studio and Vertex AI.